Frankster
Never trust a doctor who's plants have died.
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I went almost 6 years only seeing springtails and a gnat or two before this root aphid outbreak. And its my fault. I should not have trusted the soil. It was stored improperly by a bunch of new industry stoners that went out of business. I should know better than to save a buck. Lol.
But i think as long as i stick to the basic rules. No outside plants. No outside clothes or shoes or anything really. And clean everything going in and out and be mindful of vectors i should be ok.
until im not again and i will react.
Need quick positive identification and fast proper action. Get lazy and they win.
When we had the house years ago, we actually had a doorway for putting on clean suits, we were very strict, with good reason, because livelyhoods were riding on it.
Any type of big indoor project should have such precautions built in, it's just not feasible within my current constraints.
See I get the out in the open easy grow for any living situation idea. I thought about having a forest of autos in my basement with vertical hung open mixed hid bulbs and no light proofing. I could even run it 24 hours in winter and not have to heat my old open basement.
But the pests will come. And i would have an entire open area to deal with. In my old cabin with open beams down there and plank floors above it could be an unwinable disaster.
Heres pics of the root aphids i have...100% identified i can see thevtell tale ridgesnon the back in a video. Unfortunately I can't upload it.
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These are bulb mites man, this is what I am dealing with...they move so slow you have to stare at them to actually see movement. The defining feature is the little spikes/hair they have.
The picture you have looks like hypoasis miles.
This is the plan for me...The video you posted wasnt the greatest quality. I quit watching it at 30 seconds or so...yes bulb mites have (usually have) two brown spots on their backs. Fuck me for the confusion...i've never seen either one before in person....
How do o you plan on attacking them?
This is the plan for me...
Also they don't have cornicles.They look different than aphids bud. And its hard to see from the pics but i think they have 8 legs. Mites!
View attachment 1018739View attachment 1018739This one looks like the mama babies crawling all over her back
Damn. I deal with spider mites constantly because I'm half outdoor. Haven't had to deal with soil mites at all. I've been mixing DE into my soil for a long time and it seems to keep that type of stuff at bay. Hate to hear you have to tear it down.Bulb mites WIN...
Malathion, Orange oil, Pyrethium and I still found a crawler.
Everything is going in the trash, heat cleaning , and bleaching EVERYTHING AND STARTING OVER.
Been battling these for over a year and I need to stop raising BULB MITES!!
The are Bulb mites , picked them up years ago buying some off brand organic soil. I was misinformed they were root aphids and have killed lots of plants trying to treat them and what I have been harvesting is on the lower quality realm...Damn. I deal with spider mites constantly because I'm half outdoor. Haven't had to deal with soil mites at all. I've been mixing DE into my soil for a long time and it seems to keep that type of stuff at bay. Hate to hear you have to tear it down.
These things laughed at DE, Orange oil, neem, pyrethium, malathion.Damn. I deal with spider mites constantly because I'm half outdoor. Haven't had to deal with soil mites at all. I've been mixing DE into my soil for a long time and it seems to keep that type of stuff at bay. Hate to hear you have to tear it down.
These things laughed at DE, Orange oil, neem, pyrethium, malathion.
Just ordered a steam cleaner that heats to 220 degrees...Heat is the only answer.
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